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Head of Supply & EMO Planning and Logistics

City: Karachi

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Supply

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

The position is responsible for overseeing end-to-end manufacturing planning from material ordering to manufacturing planning and control for both factory and co-packers across Pakistan. This position is also responsible for factory, co-packers, export markets, and importation of materials. The incumbent is required to interact with Production, Packaging, Logistics, Supply Services, Supply Finance, Commercial, Sales teams, QEHS, R&D, Engineering, Suppliers, Co-packers, and Reckitt countries that Reckitt Pakistan exports to. The manufacturing Planning Manager reports directly into the Manufacturing (Supply) Director Pakistan.

Your responsibilities

Strategic

Effectively supervise planning activities to ensure production requirements are met so as to maintain optimum customer service levels.
Continuously plan and implement process improvement plans to enhance operational efficiency.
Work on and implement effective Inventory optimization strategy so as to increase operational efficiency of production processes.

Operational

Inventory management- ensuring inventory is kept to minimum levels.
Ensure zero Out of Stock / Distress
Ensure, by effective management of the Planning team, that Supply Plan is executed as planned.
In absence of Manufacturing Planning Manager, all responsibilities and authorities shall be hold by Planning Manager for material management activities and Warehouse Manager for warehouse/stores related activities as his deputy, respectively.
Ensure compliance & contribute to upkeep and improvement of Health, Safety & Environmental corporate policy/procedures & applicable legal requirements
Any other task assigned by Top Management.
Ensure strict adherence with Quality Management System(s)
Internal Communication
Procurement

Supply Services (Material Management Stores, Distribution House, Logistics, Imports & Exports)

Factory (Production, Engineering and Plant HR)
Supply Excellence
Marketing Department
Sales Department
Finance Department

The experience we're looking for

Minimum 5 years of experience in an FMCG Supply Planning division.
Educated to a minimum of Master’s degree level in Engineering or Business, from a reputable university.
Team management and team building skills.
Strategic Planning and Monitoring ability.
Stakeholder management: ability to build and maintain external/internal Customer relationships.
Expertise in MRP and MP
A solid background in Planning / Supply Chain within a managerial role, equipped with people management and budget oversight capabilities.
- Innovative and adept at problem-solving, with a proven track record of tackling challenges head-on.
- Analytical prowess, with the ability to decipher figures for investigative and problem-solving activities.
- Financial and commercial insight with a thorough grasp of business implications and opportunities.
- A history of thriving in action-oriented environments, possessing a results-driven mindset when encountering obstacles.
- Experience within the supply chain from end-to-end or within an engineering discipline will be vital.
- Leadership qualities that emphasise resource management, project direction, and team motivation.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Relationship management, Business accumen, Productivity management, Project management, Improve business processes, Advanced analytics, Data analytics, Manufacturing excellence.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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